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now the flu is threatening to make an already-sick economy even weaker. we've got business owner, toma here on the medical and financial hit respectively. doctor, to you first. how bad does this get? >> this bug is going to cost big bucks. the last time wead a flu epidemic like this it cost us about $100 million in lost days, $7 billion in lost compensation, and the cdc is projecting that just the direct medical costs alone from this flu epidemic could cost over $10 billion. neil: all right, you're talking about the center or for disease control. but i want to know, why is it so bad, doctor? why is it as bad as it is? are these shots not working? is it a different strain of flu that's grown? >> yeah, couple of things. this particular flu strain, h3n2, is associated with more complications than previous strains of the flu. sometimes people who initially have flu symptoms and then actually get worse a couple of days later may have a superimposed bacterial fection. the second reason is that even though there is, you know, relative availability of the flu sho
now the flu is threatening to make an already-sick economy even weaker. we've got business owner, toma here on the medical and financial hit respectively. doctor, to you first. how bad does this get? >> this bug is going to cost big bucks. the last time wead a flu epidemic like this it cost us about $100 million in lost days, $7 billion in lost compensation, and the cdc is projecting that just the direct medical costs alone from this flu epidemic could cost over $10 billion. neil: all...
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it will damage our economy. the government is a big part of this economy. it is interesting, a lot of times you people who recognize that when it comes to defense spending. when it comes to that defense contract in their district, they think, wow, this is a pretty important part. let's just take sure we are not spending on those other folks. [inaudible question] >> you know, look, my hope is that common sense prevails. that is always my preference. i think that would be the preference of the american people and i think it would be good for the economy, let me just repeat, if the issue is deficit reduction, getting our deficits sustainable over ttme getting our debt in a sustainable place, then democrats and republicans will have a partner with me. we can achieve that and we can achieve it fairly quickly, we know what the numbers are and we know what needs to be done. we know what a balanced approach would take. there has probably been more pain and drama and getting there than we needed. finishing the job should not be that difficult. if everyone comes to t
it will damage our economy. the government is a big part of this economy. it is interesting, a lot of times you people who recognize that when it comes to defense spending. when it comes to that defense contract in their district, they think, wow, this is a pretty important part. let's just take sure we are not spending on those other folks. [inaudible question] >> you know, look, my hope is that common sense prevails. that is always my preference. i think that would be the preference of...
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the white house folks is saying that is the economy, stupid. it is percolating again. you say no? >> no. i think joe alluded to it. he touched upon it just now. many economists are talking about the fact that the worry is coming from corporations, both big and small businesses, not hiring, neil. that is because they can't trust this president to be an honest negotiator. so, we, you know the speaker of the house, and the minority leader, mitch mcconnell, gave the president what i call tax blood. he said, okay, we're going to give in. we'll let you raise taxes on the rich. which only will reyour trillion dollar deficit spending each year 5%, folks. so they gave them that. what does he come back with? we want more. i want more tax hikes which aren't going to do anything to calm the debt and the spending. he is not willing, and so i think back to what joe said. i think marco said this too. small business owners and large corporations can't trust the president. that's why they're sitting on top of all this cash and not hiring. that doesn't bode well. neil: marco, quickly you see nothin
the white house folks is saying that is the economy, stupid. it is percolating again. you say no? >> no. i think joe alluded to it. he touched upon it just now. many economists are talking about the fact that the worry is coming from corporations, both big and small businesses, not hiring, neil. that is because they can't trust this president to be an honest negotiator. so, we, you know the speaker of the house, and the minority leader, mitch mcconnell, gave the president what i call tax...
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economy led to an early slide for gold. swung back late in the session and hit a one-month high settles at 1690.80 an ounce. >>> our top story is the frightening situation in algeria where a botched attempt to free hostages from bp's natural gas complex turned deadly. al algerian source tells reuters 30 hostages were killed. seven foreigners, two japanese, one britain, a french national. seven americans are missing. the white house is saying some are not accounted for. fox news learned two americans are on their way to london. bp is pulling nonessential personnel out of algeria. details here still very fluid. there is a lot of conflicting reports out there. here to help us sort it out, john bolton, former ambassador to the united nations. he is also a fox news contributor. i want to start out, can you put this in perspective for us. how big of a deal is it to the u.s.? >> i think we should consider it very significant. even though it is in algeria a long way away. when you combine it with the hostilities in mali, the fact t
economy led to an early slide for gold. swung back late in the session and hit a one-month high settles at 1690.80 an ounce. >>> our top story is the frightening situation in algeria where a botched attempt to free hostages from bp's natural gas complex turned deadly. al algerian source tells reuters 30 hostages were killed. seven foreigners, two japanese, one britain, a french national. seven americans are missing. the white house is saying some are not accounted for. fox news learned...
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economy which is still the biggest economy in the world, if you've got a weak economy, unfortunately, i know you are saying good economy, but some are saying we are going to have a weak economy in 2013, if that's the case, do i want to be high yield? does that make sense to you? >> yeah, it does because high yield you get paid a lot of different ways. high income, risk adjusted return. last year up over 15%. almost as much as equities, but you're still getting paid to take that risk to be in there. global bonds is a win-win-win. you get paid on yield. you get paid on -- for diversification. you get paid on currency risk. so that's a good place to be. and i'm not saying we're in armageddon on the equities side i do like mid caps, but what i think you need to be is make sure just trim back a little bit on equities, and i don't think it's the end of the world. but good economy part is the consumer. we like the consumer because the fed with the quantitative easing is bolstering the consumer through housing, and that's why i think for the consumers, for main street, it's going to feel good
economy which is still the biggest economy in the world, if you've got a weak economy, unfortunately, i know you are saying good economy, but some are saying we are going to have a weak economy in 2013, if that's the case, do i want to be high yield? does that make sense to you? >> yeah, it does because high yield you get paid a lot of different ways. high income, risk adjusted return. last year up over 15%. almost as much as equities, but you're still getting paid to take that risk to be...
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economy which means a lot to u.s. companies, but at the same time, the peso, if there is more pressure on that currency, what does that mean for us, do you think? >> so the peso has been pretty interesting because their central bank last week did a little bit of a 180 because they were expecting that they were going to be raising interest rates sometime here in 2013. and they kind of just pulled the rug out underneath it saying, you know, there's the potential that we might actually start to, you know, maybe reduce interest rates. [talking over each other] >> it was definitely something that caught participants by surprise, testing some previous 2012 lows there in terms of dollar mexico. it will be interesting to see if that trend continues. but mexico i think is a currency that we still want to be going into going forward. cheryl: one of the things we look on a daily basis during the market hours is what the euro is doing versus the dollar. always surprised me that the euro never went below like a $1.22 or so against
economy which means a lot to u.s. companies, but at the same time, the peso, if there is more pressure on that currency, what does that mean for us, do you think? >> so the peso has been pretty interesting because their central bank last week did a little bit of a 180 because they were expecting that they were going to be raising interest rates sometime here in 2013. and they kind of just pulled the rug out underneath it saying, you know, there's the potential that we might actually start...
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you know, the economy, you know, two steps forward, one step back, and corporate america can't carry the water. it will be difficult for the market, and priced pretty much to perfection at the current level with popular averages, not leaving room for disappointment. liz: hate one step forward, two back -- >> no, the other way. liz: either way, not moving fast. is that at a decent clip? >> actually, that's something we talked about last week on the show, and what we're looking at, again, south africa, right now, the mining situation is getting worse and worse, and -- liz: labor issues? >> the strikes, strikes, labor issues, and a threat that some of the major companies are shutting down the mines until they resolve this. we'll have a shortage in these areas, and, also, seeing platinum taking a bit of a piggy back ride up. it's at the 1680s mirroring where gold is now. silver is joining along for the ride. we're seeing a lot happening with the precious metals. liz: platinum is higher than gold for the first time in ten months. do you care? is that significant? it's 1682 against 1680, t
you know, the economy, you know, two steps forward, one step back, and corporate america can't carry the water. it will be difficult for the market, and priced pretty much to perfection at the current level with popular averages, not leaving room for disappointment. liz: hate one step forward, two back -- >> no, the other way. liz: either way, not moving fast. is that at a decent clip? >> actually, that's something we talked about last week on the show, and what we're looking at,...
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rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. neil: apple rotten to the core? that seems a bit extreme for a company that once could do no long wrong. now suddenly seems to do nothing right. the stock tumbled $200 a share from levels reached a few months ago when it seem to be the king all tech school. now a flash in the pan whose best days are behind it? is that fair, or overdone? liz macdonald, adam lashinsky. is apple no longer cool? does it come back to that? >> well it kind of is. i think issue when steve jobs died apple became visably vulnerable and samsung went after its image with a passion and hit. so the end result is this apple is not really being followed by any other vendors anymore. it is not standing alone anymore. the end result it is not as cool as
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the tailwind for housing recovery will provide for the banking sector for consumer confidence for our economy in general. we have to see financials do well kicking off tomorrow. david: we're going to talk the market just tomorrow about this, but is there any kind of move we could see a selloff springtime when a lot of people are saving their cash? >> that is so well advertised. everybody whereby short-term correction and to that point maybe people talking about the next of the 1425, the next resistance, going up to far too fast, but so well advertised. everybody knows what they are. still seems to be higher. everybody is thinking we will see a correction and that is probably why we will not see one. david: thank you very much. we will see you in a couple of minutes when the market closes. hang on for that. liz: let's bring in our panel for the market. let me begin with you. you are pretty bearish, but to say you're bearish is unfair to the viewers because the market is such a huge living, breathing creature. where are you most concerned and what do you like that doesn't scare you? >> we like
the tailwind for housing recovery will provide for the banking sector for consumer confidence for our economy in general. we have to see financials do well kicking off tomorrow. david: we're going to talk the market just tomorrow about this, but is there any kind of move we could see a selloff springtime when a lot of people are saving their cash? >> that is so well advertised. everybody whereby short-term correction and to that point maybe people talking about the next of the 1425, the...
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the fed was unprepared with what happened to the broader economy. they were really behind the market playing catch up the entire time. that is what raises a lot of concerns about this very loose monetary policy. if the fed going to withdraw this stimulus in a popular fashion that we can avoid inflation. their track record is pretty dubious. cheryl: there are so many issues facing us, that is why it is alarming some of the comments especially from the bernanke. they're telling us they will keep interest rates low, but do we buy that at this point? one of the things that is really doing is helping the housing market. you're right, inflation comes in, and then what rush mark >> i don't think the we will have inflation immediately. the problem is when it comes, could come fast and once again the fed is playing catch-up with that. i don't think there's any risk of that happening in 2013 from the housing market, housing is improving and the fact mortgage rates have been so low i expect they will remain low in 2013, i think the 30-year fixed won't be an im
the fed was unprepared with what happened to the broader economy. they were really behind the market playing catch up the entire time. that is what raises a lot of concerns about this very loose monetary policy. if the fed going to withdraw this stimulus in a popular fashion that we can avoid inflation. their track record is pretty dubious. cheryl: there are so many issues facing us, that is why it is alarming some of the comments especially from the bernanke. they're telling us they will keep...
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two indicators that say a lot about our economy. first off, a lot of people tapping into their 401(k)'s before retirement. billions of dollars being taken out to pay current bills. another one coming at the top of the hour, a number of working poor people growing. millions of families , but they're working at the same time. and that story new at 10 precisely. time is money, 30 seconds, here is what else we've got for you tuesday morning. president obama readying 19 on gun control. the judge will tell us about it. and lance armstrong finally admitting to doping, now he's come clean, is there any way his image can be rehabilitated. i say no way. and thanks to obamacare, the cost of your health insurance could go up as much as 50%. find out why you will be paying a whole lot more t all right, seven earlies, here we go on a tuesday morning. the circuit manufacturer, multi-fine line, less money coming in, the stock is down. retailer, goredman's never heard of them, but gordman's lowered its outlook. and radioshack ended its unprofitable
two indicators that say a lot about our economy. first off, a lot of people tapping into their 401(k)'s before retirement. billions of dollars being taken out to pay current bills. another one coming at the top of the hour, a number of working poor people growing. millions of families , but they're working at the same time. and that story new at 10 precisely. time is money, 30 seconds, here is what else we've got for you tuesday morning. president obama readying 19 on gun control. the judge...
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rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. twe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. stuart: listen to this, a new report coming out of asia this morning that apple plans to release three new iphones this year. keep in mind, this is just a report out of china. this comes after wall street journal reported that apple was cutting its iphone screen orders. very interesting report, though. one union from hostess hired a new york investment banker to represent them as the makers of the twinkie and wonder bread start to sell off the brands. the group, they will represent around 6,000 former hostess workers. and a report that shows talks with private equity firms for a potential buyout have slowed down for dell after shareholders opposed the price of the deal. now, coming up, a mystery guest, the man who was with
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we will let you know what he's saying about our economy and the future fed action. as we know that can be market moving. this event could move the markets tomorrow. david: that's a live picture coming out of michigan. we will be going right back there. also the news of apple cutting down orders for iphone parts is driving the stock way down again today. we have an apple analyst who cut his price target by 150 bucks back in december. does he think it's also time for the company to cut their ceo tim cook? sandra: shares of dell soaring on talk of a buyout. more on both tech stories coming up. keep it right here. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen anjeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they' gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married, they'll find some retirement people who are paid on salary, not commission. they'll get straightforrd guidance and be able to focus on other thing
we will let you know what he's saying about our economy and the future fed action. as we know that can be market moving. this event could move the markets tomorrow. david: that's a live picture coming out of michigan. we will be going right back there. also the news of apple cutting down orders for iphone parts is driving the stock way down again today. we have an apple analyst who cut his price target by 150 bucks back in december. does he think it's also time for the company to cut their ceo...
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our economy, our financial expectations, and especially our politics have been affected. how do you pay the bills in a single parent family? how do you accumulate wealth? why not ask for help from the government? food stamps, medicaid or cash welfare. why not? why not elect politicians who give you the goodies. that's what we've done. like it or not, the decline in the traditional family affects the vote and it has. and it certainly affects the living standard. and the financial expectations of tens of millions of people. single parenthood is a passport to poverty. it is very difficult to climb up the ladder when you are on your own with children. putting money aside, saving for the future, obviously very tough. so the morality shift takes its toll on the american dream. it creates a large group, almost a majority who struggle and who lose hope of getting out of the hole that they've dug. i don't have a solution. but i do know this, there is a limit to how long this or any government can step in and help. that help may be making the problem worse. she keeps you guessing.
our economy, our financial expectations, and especially our politics have been affected. how do you pay the bills in a single parent family? how do you accumulate wealth? why not ask for help from the government? food stamps, medicaid or cash welfare. why not? why not elect politicians who give you the goodies. that's what we've done. like it or not, the decline in the traditional family affects the vote and it has. and it certainly affects the living standard. and the financial expectations of...
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are the developing economies engines of growth? here with the outlook is daniel gamba, head of black rock's ishare's institutional business. a big year last year. is it going to keep up? >> a great year for etfs and emerging markets. emerging markets grew about 50% year over year, and it was five times the close the year prior, and it happened both on equities and on debt, and we expect that this year will continue to be that. a lot of the growth came in the fourth quarter, and these actually continues towards now. tracy: if i'm not in emerging markets, it's not too late to get in? >> it's not too late to get in. evaluations still low in the markets. we also believe the growth of the emerging market is 5% to 5.5% gdp growth to a developed world which is 2% in the u.s., 1% in europe, and so relatively speaking we expect growth to continue to go that way. tracy: i know one of your favorites is brazil. low evaluations, cheap basically; right? but really reliant on china. does that worry you? >> so we believe that china actually is com
are the developing economies engines of growth? here with the outlook is daniel gamba, head of black rock's ishare's institutional business. a big year last year. is it going to keep up? >> a great year for etfs and emerging markets. emerging markets grew about 50% year over year, and it was five times the close the year prior, and it happened both on equities and on debt, and we expect that this year will continue to be that. a lot of the growth came in the fourth quarter, and these...
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economy is on good footing. any messages for washington as we approach another debt ceiling increase potentially, dan akerson of gm said don't screw up the economy holding it hose -- hose hostage, do you share that? >> uncertainty has to be removed as quickly as possible. it is not a good environment for consumer confidence to be built, so we're looking for resolution on debt ceiling, resolution on spending plans so that consumers can focus on really going about their business in a normal way. >> wants to build cars, not make policy. there you go. it's a good one. i owned ford explorers for 20 straight years. this is a real competitor to that vehicle. dennis: jeff flock, good job. thanks, den. cheryl: time for the west coast minute, a double digit return for the public employees pension system. it had a 2% return back in 2012. the nation's largest pension has investments worth $252 billion, almost back to its peak level of 2007 when the fund held $260 billion in assets. the fund's performance was just below its
economy is on good footing. any messages for washington as we approach another debt ceiling increase potentially, dan akerson of gm said don't screw up the economy holding it hose -- hose hostage, do you share that? >> uncertainty has to be removed as quickly as possible. it is not a good environment for consumer confidence to be built, so we're looking for resolution on debt ceiling, resolution on spending plans so that consumers can focus on really going about their business in a normal...
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economy. all of this in then you have the energy boom in the whole shale thing helping in that industry and related industries. there are a lot of bright spots in the u.s. you know, the guys in washington do not mock it up, we have a good shot. melissa: we have breaking news right now. i want to point you to the shares of facebook. down $0.60. that is good for almost 2%. we have this meeting going on right now. it is a major reversal for the stock. we are trying to get more details out of this meeting. we will have rob enderle on at the end to talk about it. shibani: i am following a couple of live logs on the event. the three pillars of facebook. when he unveiled today is his 23 pillar which is being called graph search. it is a graphical search. it is not a web search. that is one of the reasons we are seeing a selloff of facebook shares. again, what the company has unveiled at this moment is a surge in addition facebook. we will bring you more headlines as they come out. melissa: it is inte
economy. all of this in then you have the energy boom in the whole shale thing helping in that industry and related industries. there are a lot of bright spots in the u.s. you know, the guys in washington do not mock it up, we have a good shot. melissa: we have breaking news right now. i want to point you to the shares of facebook. down $0.60. that is good for almost 2%. we have this meeting going on right now. it is a major reversal for the stock. we are trying to get more details out of this...
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as europe economy improves and chinese economy improves the countries in northern europe improve as well. lori: i know you like the homebuilders as well. i imagine this is becoming a crowding trade. we're characterizing the home building and home industry in country improving slow but steady. >> i would suggest it is not a crowded trade for the very reason inventory of unsold homes increased by 33%. just close to five months. there is more room for the real estate recovery to improve. both domestically and internationally. consider home builders. consider reits. consider international reits. lori: kevin, thanks for joining us again. great to see you. >> my pleasure. melissa: oil stocks remain calm as the situation at the algerian plant heats up. we have the latest developments. lou dobbs is here to weigh in. lori: talking with kevin about this a few moments ago. look at pump in interest rates. 10-year yielding six basis points. equities and stock markets are on a tear. we're back after this. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ [ indistinct shouting ] [ male announcer ] time and sales data. split
as europe economy improves and chinese economy improves the countries in northern europe improve as well. lori: i know you like the homebuilders as well. i imagine this is becoming a crowding trade. we're characterizing the home building and home industry in country improving slow but steady. >> i would suggest it is not a crowded trade for the very reason inventory of unsold homes increased by 33%. just close to five months. there is more room for the real estate recovery to improve....
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the overall economy is now in focus. you and many other investors were bearish for most of 2012, now you're looking at consumer names like staples. where did staples come from in your mind? >> the data really supports, in my opinion, getting bullish now. i was bullish for most of 2012. i have been bullish for most of the time, but definitely second half of 2012 until the economic data, whether it was housing, whether it was consumption and even the labor market. i am not saying things are going gangbusters, but it is okay and makes us think what would happen if we didn't have to worry about all the drama in washington, d.c.? after marching something will be resolved one way or another, and we will be out of drama for a little while. i want to see how the economy picks up then. you asked about staples. cheryl: down 17%. and you are buying it? >> yes. it has been beaten down for number of valid reasons. a labor market that was punkish for a while. the lows in europe. this is 3.7% dividend yield, buying back shares, we like
the overall economy is now in focus. you and many other investors were bearish for most of 2012, now you're looking at consumer names like staples. where did staples come from in your mind? >> the data really supports, in my opinion, getting bullish now. i was bullish for most of 2012. i have been bullish for most of the time, but definitely second half of 2012 until the economic data, whether it was housing, whether it was consumption and even the labor market. i am not saying things are...
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is still a better economy than so many of the economies around the world. and so we benefit from that. we remain the a safe haven at the moment, until we aren't anymore. the question is, when will that happen. the second point is, markets have many immediate threats to be worried about. recently we had, are we going over the fiscal cliff or are we not. now the question whether the sequester will hit, which would be too much deficit reduction in too many parts of the budget too quickly. will we have a government shutdown because funding will end? and the debt ceiling there are a lot of action-forcing moments markets are worried about. the bigger issue is our deficits and debt. the fact that is more like thing from in the boiling water. it gradually undermines your economy's ability to perform, it hurts economic growth and takes away the stability that allows us to generate growth through investment, job creation, all the things we need to get the economy going. markets will not like to respond to that on any one day. it will hinder our economic performance.
is still a better economy than so many of the economies around the world. and so we benefit from that. we remain the a safe haven at the moment, until we aren't anymore. the question is, when will that happen. the second point is, markets have many immediate threats to be worried about. recently we had, are we going over the fiscal cliff or are we not. now the question whether the sequester will hit, which would be too much deficit reduction in too many parts of the budget too quickly. will we...
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because agriculture will be one of the most exciting parts of the economy for the next 20 or 30 years. you should learn how to drive a tractor. dagen: i know how to drive a tractor. i probably learned before you did. talk to me about the treasury rates, real quick. when will this come home for us as a nation because, again, congress and our lawmakers are getting a free pass and not doing anything about our long-term financial situation because we can still borrow at such low rates? >> it is because the federal reserve is in their buying bonds. this is an artificial development right now. something that is artificial, it comes home to haunt them eventually. the problem, i am sure -- the problem, dagen, there may be more turmoil coming in the currency markets. you see what is happening with the again right now. it is the wrong thing to do, but they will do it anyway. dagen: you like agricultural commodities, obviously, you are buying farmland in iowa. what about other commodities at this point? gold has been very volatile. >> i am not buying farmland here, i am here because of farmland
because agriculture will be one of the most exciting parts of the economy for the next 20 or 30 years. you should learn how to drive a tractor. dagen: i know how to drive a tractor. i probably learned before you did. talk to me about the treasury rates, real quick. when will this come home for us as a nation because, again, congress and our lawmakers are getting a free pass and not doing anything about our long-term financial situation because we can still borrow at such low rates? >> it...